Single-Attachment Versus Dual-Attachment Connection - Data General AViiON Series Customer Documentation

Setting up and installing vmebus options
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Connecting External Devices to VME Option Boards
OP-
TI-
CAL
BY-
PASS
TX
PHY A
RX
2–Slot
Deskside
Computer
TX
(Rear Panel)
PHY B
LED Lights
RX

Single-Attachment Versus Dual-Attachment Connection

Your VFC board can have either a single-attachment or dual-attachment connection
to the FDDI ring. In a single-attachment scenario, your VFC board connects to a
concentrator, which in turn connects to the main FDDI ring. With this setup, you
use only the PHY B (or Port B) of the VFC board. Figure 4–45 depicts a
single-attachment setup.
AViiON with VFC
Rx
PHY A
Tx
Rx
PHY B
Tx
Figure 4–45 Single-Attachment Connection
In a dual-attachment connection, the VFC board allows your AViiON computer to be
connected directly to the main FDDI ring network, either via the optical bypass
switch or a FDDI concentrator. An optical bypass switch allows you to take the
workstation off line, allowing the ring to bypass your station if the station has a
failure. Figures 4–46 and 4–47 show simple FDDI ring networks, without and with
optical bypass switches.
4-36
VFC EMI/Air Dam
Panel
(All Other AViiON
Computers)
Connector for electrical cable
to optical bypass switch
ST connectors
for fiber optic
cables
Figure 4–44 VFC Connectors
ST–to–MIC Cable
AViiON 5000 Series
Computers only
Rear Plug Panel
É É É É É É
É É É É É É
É É É É É É
Concentrator
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É É É É É É
É É É É É É
014–001867

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